US3206857A
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Inspection apparatus
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-12-26
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1981-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony J Kaye
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:53
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/004; G01B7/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
IN COMBINATION, A WORK TABLE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A WORK PIECE, A SPINDLE ABOVE SAID TABLE, SAID TABLE AND SPINDLE BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, TRAINGULATION MEASURING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF VECTOR MEMBERS PIVOTED TO SAID TABLE ACCURATELT TO GAGE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF SAID SPINDLE AND TABLE OVER A RANGE OF THEIR RELATIVE MOVEMENT, AT LEAST ONE INDEX MEMBER CARRIED BY AND MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SPINDLE FOR YIELDING CONTACT WITH A SURFACE OF A WORK PIECE TO BE INSPECTED, AND MEANS FOR DERIVING A VOLTAGE RESPONSIVE TO THE EXTENT OF MOVEMENT OF SAID INDEX MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID SPINDLE WHEN SAID INDEX MEMBER MOVES IN CONTACT WITH SAID SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
IN COMBINATION, A WORK TABLE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A WORK PIECE, A SPINDLE ABOVE SAID TABLE, SAID TABLE AND SPINDLE BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, TRAINGULATION MEASURING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF VECTOR MEMBERS PIVOTED TO SAID TABLE ACCURATELT TO GAGE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF SAID SPINDLE AND TABLE OVER A RANGE OF THEIR RELATIVE MOVEMENT, AT LEAST ONE INDEX MEMBER CARRIED BY AND MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SPINDLE FOR YIELDING CONTACT WITH A SURFACE OF A WORK PIECE TO BE INSPECTED, AND MEANS FOR DERIVING A VOLTAGE RESPONSIVE TO THE EXTENT OF MOVEMENT OF SAID INDEX MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID SPINDLE WHEN SAID INDEX MEMBER MOVES IN CONTACT WITH SAID SURFACE.
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